Lebanon former central bank governor Riad Salameh arrested, judicial source says
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September 3, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Longtime chief of Lebanon’s Central Bank Riad Salameh poses as he leaves office after a 30-year tenure, at Lebanon’s Central Bank building in Beirut
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s former central bank governor, Riad Salameh, was arrested on Tuesday during a judicial hearing in the capital Beirut, a senior judicial source told Reuters.
Salameh has been charged with financial crimes including money-laundering, embezzlement and illicit enrichment. He denies all wrongdoing.
(Reporting by Laila Bassam; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
